Meanwhile, van Niekerk himself is no stranger to the spotlight. In 2017, van Niekerk was nominated for the Breakthrough of the Year at the Laureus for breaking Michael Johnson's 17-year-old 400m ...
Wayde van Niekerk is South Africa’s greatest-ever sprinter, and the best 400m athlete of all time without question. For mere mortals, that’s plenty. But not for Van Niekerk. At the age of 24 ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Olympic runners Usain Bolt and Wayde van Niekerk have nearly reached humankind's maximum running speed. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Sports Olympic runners ...
Defending champion and world-record holder Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa crashed out, however, after finishing fifth in the third semi-final at the Olympic Stadium. Van Niekerk suffered a number ...
Wayde van Niekerk wins 400-meter final in 43.03, smashing world record Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa won the men's 400-meter final in a world-record 43.03 seconds Sunday night, smashing ...
Lythe Pillay (right) with Zakithi Nene (left) Antonie Notje and Wayde van Niekerk at last year's world athletics relay champs. Olympian Lythe Pillay has put remaining consistent throughout the season ...
Usain Bolt picks Wayde van Niekerk to succeed him as king of athletics - and British 400m great Roger Black has no doubt he's right ...